Excellent machine. The best sounding, most versatile VA on the market. Can sound fat, thin, warm, punchy and crazy -> perfect for creating the mix you want. Best interface I've ever worked with. The NL3 has character, looks sexy and cute. I don't like the keyboard very much, wish it had the K5000s keyboard (5 octaves).

Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Wednesday-Apr-26-2006 at 05:22

ABW
a part-time user
from United States
writes:

This is a follow-up to a previous review...after spending 2 years with this synth, all I can say is WOW !! I never cease to be amazed by it. It comes loaded with a ton of sounds, unfortunately (for me) they tend to be of the more of the techno/trance variety. But a little tweaking provides practically any synth sound imaginable. I have spent time programming custom analog (Minimoog) sounds on this, and even without layering/doubling, I have come up with some of the fattest, nastiest Minimoog sounds...vintage sounds from ELP/Rush/Yes, etc.(in fact, I just programmed the exact Minimoog patch Rush used on "Tom Sawyer"...it took about 2 minutes). And they can be 24 note polyphonic at the push of a button...plus velocity/aftertouch...FM synthesis as well...full graphic LED displays on each pot...patch or note layering on the fly...I could go on and on. I'll go out on a limb on this one...I have owned or currently own the Minimoogs, Prophet-5's, Oberheim OB-8, Yamaha DX-7's, and the Virus KB and KC....but...THE NORD LEAD 3 IS THE FINEST PERFORMANCE SYNTH MADE, even 4 years after it's release. No effects...just a killer sound engine, and a even better user interface.

Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Mar-25-2005 at 13:57

JcK
a professional user
from Canada
writes:

Had it for a year now. I always run it through processors. Sounds SSSSSSSSSoooooooooo good. It may not sound really analog and it doesnt have to. I bet ya I can get it sounding wwwaaaaayyyy better than an A6 after processing. And still spending less $.

Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Sunday-Apr-04-2004 at 21:31

sam
writes:

a great piece of gear. sounds and looks beautiful. much more than a "va", you really can coax some amazing sounds out of this thing.

Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Dec-26-2003 at 20:40

kel
a hobbyist user
from bla
writes:

This sounds way better than the A6 only the waldorf Q sounds this good! 5 for everything!